Making + Meaning 2013 (brochure)

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MAKING+MEANING

is a five-week summer program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) that introduces the principles of spatial experimentation, digital concept development and design methodologies through the creative processes of architecture.

JULY 15-AUGUST 16

About the Program

Making+Meaning is a five-week summer program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) that introduces the principles of spatial experimentation and design methodologies through the creative processes of architecture. College students and inspired professionals will meet leading thinkers in design and architecture, work with computer software like Fusion, Pepakura and InDesign, and create contemporary portfolios. The program’s studio culture encourages students to engage in open dialogue.

Weekly field trips delve deep into the city of Los Angeles’ abundance of experimental architecture.

A platform for individual learning in a collective environment, Making+Meaning is an introduction to the discipline of architecture through SCI-Arc’s design culture and community. The program derives its strength from the diverse backgrounds of the students—whether gauging their interest and curiosity in architecture, beginning an architectural degree, or expanding their skills in the tangent fields of education, film, industrial design and the fine arts. During this intensive program, students survey and challenge the discipline’s boundaries through a progression of object-building exercises that sequence drawing, programming, making and constructing. Methodologies range from material experimentation and computer modeling to compositional strategies; from imagination to inhabitation.

Curriculum Students are immersed in a studio atmosphere in which the processes of creating and learning are inseparable. Material exploration, model-making techniques and digital visualization are introduced early on as means to articulate and test three-dimensional ideas. Throughout these explorations, students learn to balance intuitive responses with the need to clearly present their work to a jury and peers. With a faculty to student ratio of 1:15, the program provides a thoughtful and engaged guidance of creative work and its continual development. The curriculum is supported by a series of focused seminars exploring technology and fabrication techniques, architecture history and critical thinking, design methodology and contemporary architectural production.

Design Laboratory Students are exposed to diverse design methodologies while experimenting with and exploring the properties of different materials. Notions of spatial composition, scale and inhabitation are introduced as weeklong assignments that are presented in reviews at the end of each week.

Visual Studies Laboratory Students explore diverse modes of representation as generative methodologies in architecture. Ranging from gesture to observation, the Visual Studies Laboratory offers a mirror into spatial investigations disclosing alternative ways of seeing and understanding.

Resources SCI-Arc resources and facilities are available to enrolled Making+Meaning students. These include computer labs, fabrication shop, photography studio, the Kappe Library, as well as SCI-Arc’s Lecture Series and symposiums.

Exploring Los Angeles Weekly guided tours connect students with L.A.’s most innovative architecture, both historic and contemporary, providing a comprehensive survey of architectural ideas and expressions in the built environment.

Portfolio Development Focused workshops introduce layout design and material formatting compilation strategies. Faculty and teaching assistants advise, critique and counsel the development of a creative portfolio.

Project Development Outside of class meetings, students develop their projects individually and/or collaboratively. The Making+Meaning studio is open to enrolled students every day, 24 hours a day.

Group Exhibition & Final Presentation At the end of the program, students produce a public group exhibition in which notable Los Angeles architects and jurors critique and contribute to the dialogue in a daylong review session.

Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a Making+Meaning certificate.

About SCI-Arc

SCI-Arc is internationally renowned for its innovative pedagogy, advanced technologies and an emphasis on design. It brings together accomplished architects who educate a new generation by cultivating independence, intellectual confidence and the ability to conceive, produce and defend new ideas.

SCI-Arc is an experimental laboratory that arises from an educational model that is informal, collaborative and supportive. SCI-Arc students share their commitment in a rigorous, immersive studio culture with a palpable energy. Each student has a dedicated workspace where faculty engage in one-onone dialogues guiding students through contemporary thought, practice and expertise. The studio culture is supported by a lecture series and gallery exhibition series, as well as state-of-the-art facilities that include a professional woodshop, fabrication equipment, robot house, print center, computer labs and library.

Southern California Institute of Architecture 960 E. 3rd Street Los Angeles, California

SCI-Arc values diversity and welcomes applicants who demonstrate the interest and ability necessary for the study of architecture, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or physical abilities.

Program Coordinator: Alexis Rochas SCI-Arc Director: Eric Owen Moss Director of Academic Affairs: Hsinming Fung Undergraduate Program Chair: John Enright Graduate Programs Chair: Hernan Diaz Alonso Participating Faculty Herwig Baumgartner, Dora Epstein-Jones, Darin Johnstone, Betty Kassis, Elena Manferdini, Marcelo Spina, Devyn Weiser, Andrew Zago Visiting Architects Each week a principal from a leading Los Angeles architecture firm visits the class for a question and answer session with students. Past participants include Eric Owen Moss Architects; Griffin Enright Architects; Hodgetts+Fung; Jones, Partners: Architecture; Michael Maltzan; Morphosis / Thom Mayne; and Xefirotarch / Hernan Diaz Alonso.

Applying Summer 2013 July 15–August 16 Cost $4,500 (Includes Tuition and Lab Fee) Other Expenses Estimated cost of course materials $200.

Room and board is not included.

Scholarships Scholarships are available. Details regarding scholarship requirements are available in the online application.

Transfer Credit SCI-Arc is a WASC and NAAB accredited institution. The Making+Meaning program is equivalent to 3 units. Transcripts may be requested from the Registrar.

Apply Online Application forms are available at sciarc. edu. Admission for Making+Meaning is on a rolling basis until the end of June. Early application is recommended to secure a place in the program. Tuition is due on or before June 24th. A $275 non-refundable enrollment deposit is required upon acceptance.

If you have any questions, please contact our Admissions Office at 213.356.5320 or admissions@sciarc.edu

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